Emery County, Utah Genealogy
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Guide to Emery County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875. The county is located in the center area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Emery County Courthouse
1850 N 560 W
Castle Dale, UT 84513
Phone: 435-381-5419
Emery County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1888.
State Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]
Emery County, Utah Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1898 | 1888 | 1898 | 1887 | 1881 | 1887 | 1851 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Emery County.
- 1776 Silvestre Velez de Escalante crossed northern Utah through the Uintah Basin
- 1809 First Americans to come to Castle Valley were the “Lost Trappers”, James Workman and William Spencer.
- 1830 William Wilfskill came to the Castle Valley along the Spanish Trail
- 1840s-1850s Government explorers sent to the Castle Valley area. Kit Carson was one of those sent.
- 1853 John W. Gunnison, an Army Topographical Engineer, commissioned by Sec. of War Jefferson Davis,came through Castle Valley looking for route for Pacific Railroad.
- 1853-1854 John C Fremont, another government explorer, came to the Castle Valley area.
- 1875 Livestock growers from Sanpete County brought cattle and sheep into Castle Valley to graze and recognized the settlement potential of the region.
- 1875 Livestock growers from Sanpete County brought cattle and sheep into Castle Valley to graze.
- 1877 Young Latter-day Saint families began moving to settle the Castle Valley area.
- 1877 Families began moving into the valley to take up homestead.
- 1877, August Brigham Young President of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued an order for 50 families from Sanpete to locate in Castle Valley.
- 1879 Most of the lands had been taken up.
- 1880, February County was created by the Utah Territorial Legislature.
- 1880s Early in the decade the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, using the alternative route, came through the eastern edge of Emery County and was of great benefit to the town of Green River.
- 1890 Grand was created 13 March 1890 from parts of Emery and Uintah Counties.
- 1894 Carbon was created 8 March 1894 from parts of Emery and Uintah Counties.
- 1933 Due to the Depression, Civilian Conservation Corp camps began to be constructed. First was in Joe's Valley in Mary.
- 1935 Permanent camp established near Ferron and the second camp was established at Castle Dale.
- 1938 Camp established at Green River.
- 1970s Population expanded considerably due to construction of large coal-fired power plants in Castle Dale and Huntington.
- 1900 Population of Emery County had reached 4,600 people with over 450 farms in operation.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Bible Records for more databases and information.
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Biography for more information.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Business and Occupations for more databases and information.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Cemeteries for more databases.
Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- The Utah Cemetery and Burial Database on the Utah State History Website contains burial information for the following Emery County cemeteries: Castle Dale, Clawson, Cleveland, Desert Lake, Elmo, Emery, Ferron, Green River, Huntington, Lawrence, Molen, Muddy Creek, Orangeville, Ridge, Tucker Family, Victor, Wilsonville, and Woodside.
- Castle Dale City Cemetery
750 North Center Street
Castle Dale, Utah 84513 - Clawson Cemetery
Highway 10 (5 miles south of Clawson)
Clawson, Utah 84516 - Cleveland Town Cemetery
300 North 600 East
Cleveland, Utah 84518 - Elmo Cemetery
200 South 500 East
Elmo, Utah 84521 - Emery Town Cemetery
75 South Center Street
Emery, Utah 84522 - Ferron City Cemetery
300 East 200 North (Cemetery Road)
Ferron, Utah 84523 - Green River Cemetery
Green River, Utah 84525 - Huntington City Cemetery
400 West 575 North
Huntington, Utah 84528 - Lawrence Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Lawrence, Utah 84528 - Molen Cemetery
Molen Road
Ferron, Utah 84523 - Muddy Creek Cemetery
Emery, Utah 84513 - Orangeville Cemetery
1300 West Cemetery Road
Orangeville, Utah 84537 - Ridge Cemetery
Utah 84513 - Tucker Family Cemetery
Airport Road
Utah - Victor Cemetery
Utah 84513 - Wilsonville Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
Woodside, Utah
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1880 | 556 | — |
| 1890 | 5,076 | 812.9% |
| 1900 | 4,657 | −8.3% |
| 1910 | 6,750 | 44.9% |
| 1920 | 7,411 | 9.8% |
| 1930 | 7,042 | −5.0% |
| 1940 | 7,072 | 0.4% |
| 1950 | 6,304 | −10.9% |
| 1960 | 5,546 | −12.0% |
| 1970 | 5,137 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | 11,451 | 122.9% |
| 1990 | 10,332 | −9.8% |
| 2000 | 10,860 | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 10,976 | 1.1% |
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Church Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Church Records and United States Church Records for databases and more information.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
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- 1877-1918 Utah, LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations, 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.
| Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Stake(s): Emery Stake, Utah Places: Castle Dale · Clawson · Cleveland · Elmo · Emery · Ferron · Green River · Huntington · Lawrence · Mohrland · Molen · Orangeville · Rochester · Victor · List of Emery to about 1948 |
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- For county court records such as land, naturalization, and probate, see corresponding headings listed below.
- For additional information on Utah court records, see Utah Court Records, Utah Land Records, Utah Naturalization Records, and Utah Probate Records.
Directories[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Directories for more databases and information.
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Emigration and Immigration for databases and more information.
- 1847-1868 Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Cultural Groups for more information.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
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Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Compiled Genealogies for more information.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Land and Property and United States Land and Property for more information.
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- See Utah History for more information.
Emery County was established in 1880 and named in honor of George W. Emery, territorial governor of Utah, 1875-1880. Originally, the proposed name was Castle County, but it was decided that honoring the governor was more important. Emery County is the only county in Utah named in honor of a Utah state governor." [7]
The San Rafael region dates back thousands of years to include people of the Desert Archaic Culture.
Early explorers, both Spanish and American traversed the Uintah Basin from 1776 to the mid 1850’s. Notably Kit Carson was the first government explorer to the valley. Railroad engineers also came to the valley looking for a route for the Pacific Railroad.
- Geary, Edward A. A history of Emery County, Utah Centennial County History Series
- Geary, Edward A. A History of Emery County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Historical Society, 1981. Also online at Marriott Library Digital Collections.
- Geary, Edward A. "History Written on the Land in Emery County." Utah Historical Quarterly 66 (Summer 1998): 196-224.
- History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah: With Sketches of Cities, Towns and Villages, Chronology of Important Events, Records of Indian Wars, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Ogden, Utah: W.H. Lever, 1898. Digital version at Internet Archive.
- Mauerman, Lawrence A. Early Exploration and Initial Settlement of Emery County, Utah. Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1967.
- McElprang, Stella, compiler.Castle Valley: A History of Emery County. [Utah]:Emery County Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1949.
- Powell, Allen Kent, editor. Emery County: Reflections on Its Past and Future. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Historical Society, 1979.
- Taniguchi, Nancy Jacobus. Castle Valley, America: Hard Land, Hard-won Home. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2004.
- Truman, Kathleen. Castle Valley, Emery County, Utah: Our Towns, Our Desert, Our Mountains. [Castle Dale, Utah]: Emery County Archives, 2004.
- Wiggins, Lou S. Jean. History of Emery County. Salt Lake City, Utah: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 2000.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Maps and United States Maps for more information.
See Utah Gazetteers
- Emery County Map
- Emery County: San Rafael Motorized Route Designation February 2003.
- Emery County: 2002 Draft Monument Proposal.
- Emery County: Voting Precincts.
- Google highway map of Emery County 2009
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Migration for more information.
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Military Records and United States Military Records for more databases and information.
- Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Utah, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site
World War I
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Army Servicemen Records Abstracts, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1914-1918 Utah, World War I Service Questionnaires, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1917-1918 Utah, World War I Militia Lists, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
World War II
- 1939-1945 Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1940-1947 Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Naturalization and Citizenship and United States Naturalization and Citizenship for more databases and information.
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1906-1930 Utah Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images ($)
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Newspapers and United States Newspapers for more databases.
- 1800s-Current Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
- 1955-1956 Emery County Progress 1900-1910 and Green River Journal 1955-1956, are included.
- Olsen, Bruce L. A History of the Emery County Progress-Leader and Its Predecessors. Provo: Brigham Young University, 1965.
- 1900-2001 The Emery County Progress is a weekly newspaper published every Tuesday. The paper has been published since 1900. In 1963, the name of the newspaper was changed to the Emery County Progress Leader after merging with the Green River Leader. In 1977, the newspaper resumed the name Emery County Progress. The online edition of the paper is free to the general public. The Website's archives currently date back to the year 2001.
- Back issues of the Emery County Progress and Emery County Progress-Leader are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. The library currently has volumes 1 (1900) thru 64 (1963) of the Emery County Progress available on 19 rolls of microfilm beginning with FS Library film 1,486,721. Volumes 65 (1964) thru 78 (1977) of the Emery County Progress-Leader are available on 8 rolls of microfilm beginning with FS Library film 2,398,981.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Obituaries and United States Obituaries for more databases.
- 1850-2005 Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
- 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Prisons[edit | edit source]
- 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index & images
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Periodicals
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Probate Records for more databases and information.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry — index & images $
- 1851-1961 FamilySearch
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Taxation for more databases.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 84038
- 1898-1905 Series #84038 at Utah state archives. Not online. There are no names of children in the records.
- 1903-1914 Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images
- Southeastern Utah District Public Health Department (Emery County
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1871-1941 Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1888-Current Emery County Marriage Licenses, 1888-Current at Emery County Online Services -
- Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1904-1965 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- Utah, Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
- Emery County Archives
75 East Main Street
Castle Dale, Utah 84513.
Phone: 435-381-2671;
Email: Archives@co.Emery.ut.us - Green River Archives
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2
Fax: 435-564-3526
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Castle Dale Utah FamilySearch Center
- Ephraim Utah FamilySearch Center
- Ferron Utah FamilySearch Center
- Green River Utah FamilySearch Center
- Huntington Utah FamilySearch Center
Libraries[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Archives and Libraries for more information.
- Emery County Library
115 North 100 East
Castle Dale, Utah 84513-9999
Phone: 435-381-2554, Fax: 435-381-2699.
Website - Utah State University Eastern Library & Learning Commons
451 East 400 North
Price, UT 84501
Website
- The library holds microfilm copies of newspapers from several towns in Carbon and Emery Counties. They are willing to help with research if the exact date of an event is known.
- See also Utah Public Library Directory.
Museums[edit | edit source]
- Pioneer History Museum
65 East 100 North
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Phone: 435-381-5154 - John Wesley Powell River History Museum
1765 East Main Street
Green River, Utah 84525
Phone: 435-564-3427
Website - Museum of the San Rafael
70 North 100 East
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Phone: 435-381-5252
Email: museum@co.emery.ut.us
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
- See Utah Societies for statewide societies.
- Emery County Historical Society
P.O. Box 96
Castle Dale, Utah 84513
Phone: 435-381-2510
Fax: 435-381-2614
Website
- 1880-1980
Emery County, 1880-1980.: Emery County Historical Society, 1981.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Emery, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County,_Utah accessed 4 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Emory County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Emery County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 676-677.
- ↑ https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#EMERY
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Emery County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County,_Utah, accessed 13 February 2019.
- ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 128.